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The good old games deserved to be revived...
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Hi. After surfing the net and what-not, I came across a few sights where you can apparently download games for free. I saw the name Spectrum mentioned and I then thought...
Could I somehow get hold of games from the good old Spectrum (The keyboard-like console that played games on cassettes) and play them on my computer (So they've been converted...).
One game I'd particularly like would be Eureka (Adventure game-favourite level is Colditz) or some other adventure game (Where you'd type in what you want to do next-EG North, pick up uniform, South, etc.)
Thanks to all in advance-Bigbrain_biggerego99 (<-don't ask) :)
Could I somehow get hold of games from the good old Spectrum (The keyboard-like console that played games on cassettes) and play them on my computer (So they've been converted...).
One game I'd particularly like would be Eureka (Adventure game-favourite level is Colditz) or some other adventure game (Where you'd type in what you want to do next-EG North, pick up uniform, South, etc.)
Thanks to all in advance-Bigbrain_biggerego99 (<-don't ask) :)
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Look for "spectrum emulator"; these programs will let you play Speccie games on your computer. Then look for "gameyouwant spectrum ROM". Put the 2 together and play.
Please note that this is a very iffy area in terms of legality. The emulator parts are fine, but the ROMs are not. Generally you should actually own an original copy of the Spectrum game....
15:59 Mon 11th Jan 2010
Look for "spectrum emulator"; these programs will let you play Speccie games on your computer. Then look for "gameyouwant spectrum ROM". Put the 2 together and play.
Please note that this is a very iffy area in terms of legality. The emulator parts are fine, but the ROMs are not. Generally you should actually own an original copy of the Spectrum game. Though one or 2 publishers have officially made their games available, many have not. (But the companies involved may be long gone).
Can't check from work (wouldn't be good to avoid the proxies), but it looks as though "Eureka" should be easy enough to obtain.
Please note that this is a very iffy area in terms of legality. The emulator parts are fine, but the ROMs are not. Generally you should actually own an original copy of the Spectrum game. Though one or 2 publishers have officially made their games available, many have not. (But the companies involved may be long gone).
Can't check from work (wouldn't be good to avoid the proxies), but it looks as though "Eureka" should be easy enough to obtain.
Download a spectrum emulator first, and install it on your PC. The one you choose will be dependant on your operating system and whether you want to pay for one or not (many are free). Also, there are various formats of ROMs and other files that the emulators can handle, so it may be worth researching which format has the most games you want.
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ has a good overview, though I'm not sure how up to date it is (it does have links to the game you mention though). http://www.cryptacet.com/spectrum/step1.cs4 has a step-by-step (but out of date) tutorial on what to do - you may want to use different software, though.
I've never got around to using a Speccy emulator, so I can't personally recommend one, I'm afraid.
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ has a good overview, though I'm not sure how up to date it is (it does have links to the game you mention though). http://www.cryptacet.com/spectrum/step1.cs4 has a step-by-step (but out of date) tutorial on what to do - you may want to use different software, though.
I've never got around to using a Speccy emulator, so I can't personally recommend one, I'm afraid.
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